Re: noise?

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

One of the advantages of being a beginner!

--
Bobby G.


"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:431893d2.43335024@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Good one. Sometimes I miss the forest.
>
> "Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >[Re: searching for stuck RF transmitter]
> >
> >I had luck using an AM radio to track down a PalmPad with a stuck button.
> >IIRC, tuning around 8 or 12 on the AM band gives you a very
> >distinct-sounding pulsing noise that gets a *lot* louder as you get
closer
> >to the offending transmitter.  Again, working from memory, the sound
takes
> >on a unique rapid three-pulse beep when you get very close.
> >
> >If you've got a portable AM set, take it far away from the house, use a
> >PalmPad with the button held down with a big spring clip so it's always
> >transmitting and then tune it to an X10 frequency harmonic.  Experiment
with
> >a controlled "emitter" in an open field and you'll get a good idea what
to
> >listen for.  Then come back to the house for a "walkabout."
> >
> >I was going to try mounting the AM radio inside a metal parabolic lamp
> >reflector but came across the unit before that became necessary.  You can
> >probably map out the location by approaching the house from different
> >compass points and noting where you first begin to hear the pulses.  In
my
> >case, the search was easy because I could narrow it down to a few areas
> >where Palmpads are usually found.  With a five-year-old about, I don't
think
> >there's any area you can safely exclude!
>